Redbud
tree
Am ~ ~
Am
G F - C Bb Am
1. Hunted down I came upon a place of ferns and grass
Am G
F -
C Bb Am
gathered
to a redbud tree and now their footsteps pass.
Am G
F -
C Bb Am
2. Where I crouch in dread discovery my certain death,
Am G
F
- C Bb Am
bur
leaves reaching for my head as I
suspend my breath.
C Dm
A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me,
Dm
G
A
redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
!
+ instrumental = verse 2 +
instrumental = CHORUS (2x) + Am
Am G F
- C Bb Am
3. Those days of fear are gone yet I am pledged to her,
Am G F -
C Bb
Am
as to
my only one my lovely protector.
+ CHORUS (2x) + A ~ ~
(orig. = capo 5th) (Mark Knopfler)